As we all know, CCTV often produces good dramas.
"Crazy" at the beginning of this year, "The World" last year, "Armageddon", "Age of Awakening", "Mountains and Seas" and "Meritorious Achievement" in 21 years.
But at the same time, we also found that CCTV's costume historical drama seems to be absent.
Costume historical dramas are difficult to produce high-quality products because of their high cost and prerequisites for large-scale production.
But in fact, in the past two decades, there have been many high-quality historical dramas broadcast on the CCTV platform.
In 1999, CCTV broadcast "Yongzheng Dynasty", which hit a peak in ratings and created a viewing boom in empty alleys.
Against the magnificent historical background, the Yongzheng Emperor's entire stormy experience is presented in front of us, and the impact is naturally great.
This drama also won more than ten awards at the TV drama awards that year.
In 2001, CCTV broadcast a benchmark historical drama "Kangxi Dynasty", which also set the highest ratings of mainland TV dramas in Taiwan.
In 2005, CCTV's opening drama was "The Great Emperor of Hanwu" directed by Hu Mei, which invested as much as 50 million yuan, which was the largest TV series in China in that year.
This was followed by "The Reign of Zhenguan" in 2006 and the "Great Qin Empire" series that began in 2009.
In addition, there is the thrilling story of "The Granary of the World" that revolves around grain; Costume suspense series "Detective Di Renjie" and so on.
Even in recent years, there is a popular "Qing Yu Nian".
However, more than 3 years have passed since "Qing Yu Nian", CCTV has not launched a costume historical drama with great influence for a long time.
Don't worry, on the 27th, CCTV parachuted a historical drama.
It is the 40-episode legendary historical drama "Mrs. Tan Guo".
Yesterday it was scheduled and broadcast on CCTV 8 at 9:30 p.m. today.
First, finally break the game! CCTV historical drama returns, 30-second trailer is expected!
It can be calculated that when he saw the official announcement of this drama, Qingshi really couldn't hide his excitement.
The historical drama has finally waited for the time to break the game.
The day before the broadcast, the official announcement was finalized, and the trailer was only 30 seconds, but the information revealed made people unconsciously raise expectations.
Let's take a look at a few pictures.
One is during the war, when the people gathered together to share porridge and eat because of the hardships of life.
One is that everyone is walking down the street with a smile on their faces, they are wearing national costumes, they have a bright smile, and they are very good-looking.
One is three people sitting indoors, a woman sitting in the center, and two children sitting opposite each other, holding bamboo Jane and studying something seriously.
A few stills, the texture of a costume historical drama comes out.
From these stills, it can be seen that the protagonist of this drama is a woman.
She is the absolute protagonist of the play, Xian Ying.
"Mrs. Guo", also known as "The Legend of Mrs. Sin", tells the story of Xian Ying, a slang girl in the Southern and Northern Dynasties era, who grew up all the way and eventually became Mrs. Sin.
He is also committed to opposing separatism and safeguarding national unity and national unity throughout his life.
Mrs. Xian is a legendary figure, and the Book of Sui and the History of the North also set up a biography for her.
She was an important political and military figure from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the early Sui Dynasty.
Although Mrs. Sin is a woman, she has been wise and resourceful since childhood, and was elected as the leader of the slang tribe at the age of 23.
In the following decades, it successfully subjugated the surrounding ethnic groups, and the jurisdiction area increased several times.
She also participated in the suppression of the Ding Rebellion and was canonized by Emperor Wudi Chen as a Zhonglang general and Lady Shilongtai.
After the fall of the Chen Dynasty, she knew how to judge the time and size up the situation, and for the stability of the counties in Lingnan, she returned to the Sui Dynasty and was given the title of "Lady of the State of Zhao".
Because she vigorously promoted the advanced production technology and culture of the Han people in the local area, she was posthumously named "Lady Chengjing" by Emperor Wen of Sui.
Although there are geographical restrictions, Mrs. Sin's experience is extremely legendary and she is a real heroine.
In 2012, CCTV TV drama channels also broadcast works with similar themes, and also gained a big hit in word of mouth and ratings.
That drama is "Mufu Fengyun", which tells the changing grievances and feuds within the Mu family during the reign of the Mu clan in Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty.
The average rating of the whole drama was as high as 1.51%, and the highest rating of a single episode was 2.92%, ranking first in the country during the same period.
"Mrs. Guo" and "Mufu Fengyun" are very similar, both are legendary and ornamental.
There are many eye-catching elements in the 30-second trailer, such as clothing with local ethnic characteristics and the rare alpine meadow landscape in Lingnan.
How can such a well-made historical drama not be expected?
Second, the director of "Bright Sword" + the screenwriter of "Iron Teeth and Copper Teeth Ji Xiaolan", a high configuration in the field of Chinese dramas.
Friends who are familiar with historical dramas know that the most important thing in this kind of drama is the script.
The script of "Mrs. Guoguo" is by no means exaggerated to say that it is "meticulously crafted", and it is said that it has been polished for 10 years just by the script.
This story is not based on a character that is familiar to the Chinese people, but a national hero.
It is not easy to spread such a story through the mass media.
In order to create a drama with both word-of-mouth and ratings, Maoming has set up a high-level production team in the field of Chinese dramas.
This first step is the script.
The screenwriter of this play, Zhu Yulin, has participated in the screenwriting of many famous TV series.
For example, "Iron Teeth Copper Teeth Ji Xiaolan", "Han Hero", "Mother's Love", "Troubled Daughter Red" and so on.
It is not difficult to see that Zhu Yulin's screenwriter has quite studied ancient historical legendary dramas.
This time, he will run the "spirit of kindness" through the life of Xian Ying (Mrs. Sin used her name in the play), telling the story of her dedication to safeguarding national unity, using intelligence warfare and psychological warfare to defeat weak enemies and uphold justice.
Of course, in addition to the feelings of home and country, there are also children's lovers, and there is already a little clue to her emotional line in the trailer.
In addition to the script itself has enough confidence, the director of "Mrs. Qiu Guo" is also an absolute plus.
Director Chen Jian is the director of the high-scoring Chinese drama "Bright Sword".
Jian Chen's resume is very beautiful.
He won the Outstanding Long-Form TV Series Award at the 23rd China TV Golden Eagle Awards and the First Prize for Outstanding Long-Form TV Series at the 26th China TV Drama Feitian Awards.
Prior to this, he had extensive experience in military dramas and revolutionary dramas.
In addition to "Bright Sword", he has also masterpieces such as "Invincible Benevolent", "Eleven Steps" and "City of Warriors".
For the theme of character legends, it also has its own style, such as the tribute drama "Peng Pai" to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Peng Pai's birth.
"Mrs. Luxury", which was broadcast in 2011, is even more powerful.
"Lady Luxurious" has a unique perspective, telling the story of the Yi heroine and politician Mrs. Xiangxiang, who maintained national unity, ethnic unity and border stability in Guizhou more than 600 years ago.
The starring cast of the play is also very strong, inviting Jing Jing, Lv Liangwei, Wang Siyi and Zhang Tong to star.
After the broadcast, it also won the Golden Eagle Award for Excellent Work, the "Five One Project Award" Outstanding TV Series Award of the Central Propaganda Department, and the second prize of the Feitian Award.
The starring Serenity also won the Golden Eagle Award for the audience's favorite TV series actress.
So this time directed by Chen Jian, the drama will not have any problems in the presentation.
In addition, the setting team of "Mrs. Zhan Guo" used the TV series "Yanxi Raiders" team, and also hired Yang Zhaohui, who won the "Best Art Award" of the China TV Golden Eagle Award, as the art director of the play.
This main creative lineup, in the costume historical legendary drama, can almost be said to be an all-star lineup.
Third, Ye Xuan and Ren Zhong are starring, and the starring actors are all powerful, stable!
Come to the key part that supports a play, the actors.
Although this drama is not well-known, the actors are all reassuring acting skills.
The first is the absolute starring role, and it is Ye Xuan who plays Mrs. Sin.
Aside from some of Ye Xuan's personality in her private life, she has absolute strength as an actor.
In 1999, Ye Xuan signed a contract with TVB by Run Run Shaw and officially entered the entertainment industry.
In the actor industry, she has absolute talent, and she plays whatever she is.
Like the ancient talented woman "Meng Lijun" in "Regeneration Edge",
The stubborn and affectionate demon girl "Li Shengnan" in "Cloud Sea Jade Bow Edge".
At almost every stage, she has a very distinctive representative role.
In 2004, Wang Jingbei's "The First in the World" was broadcast, which is a drama that brings together a variety of beautiful women, but Ye Xuan still killed a way.
Her Shangguan Haitang, who dressed as a man, has become the white moonlight in the hearts of a generation.
After turning to movies, he was able to quickly find his own way, and also won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress with "Accident".
While being able to control various roles, Ye Xuan's dedication is also impressive.
Last year, when she participated in a stage play, she was accidentally stabbed in the face with a knife wound 2 cm deep.
But she did not stop the drama she was performing, but insisted on sending her to the hospital until the end of the performance.
In the trailer of "Mrs. Tan Guo", she also presents the different states of Mrs. Sin at various stages.
There is both the delicate of the girlhood, the steadiness after growing up, and the domineering after becoming the leader.
It is reported that in order to play Mrs. Sin well, Ye Xuan also collected historical materials and novels related to Mrs. Xian in addition to the script.
I have seen almost all the legendary short films featuring Mrs. Sin, local Cantonese opera, and academic papers on the history, geography and customs of the Slang people.
With her town scene, this drama does not have to worry in terms of acting skills.
Second, the task is heavy.
Ren Zhong belongs to the typical example of a good person who is not popular, and since his debut, he has played many middle roles.
He has a handsome appearance and profound and solid theatrical skills, and in the TV series "Eight Thousand Xiang Women Go to the Tianshan Mountain", he vividly performed the strength and heroism of a soldier.
Turning around, you can portray the complex psychology of the character of Zhou Hao in the TV series "Home, N Power".
There are also "Beijing Youth", "New Love Era", "The Blooming Moon That Year" and so on.
The first time he appeared in a costume drama, he could handle Zhang Qian, who had endured humiliation for more than several years but still had a splendid heart, in "The Great Emperor of Hanwu".
This time, he continues to play important male roles in the drama and expects to have a better performance.
Jia Yuanyuan, who has an important role in the play, also won the Best Actress Award at the first College Student Micro Film Festival.
In the previous hit "Great River", the image of the village girl she played was highly recognized, and she played the enthusiastic and grinning village chief's daughter-in-law Xiao Yang vividly.
and actress Yan Yan, who has participated in many hit dramas.
The director even pulled in an old acquaintance in "Bright Sword", Yang Qingwen.
In addition, there are young actors Zhu Tingbei and Miao Qing, who have also honed their acting skills in many TV series.
In short, with the help of these 10 powerful people, the interpretation of "Mrs. Tan Guo" must be very exciting.
Fourth, the historical drama is finally going to "rejuvenate"? It may still not be optimistic
The appearance of "Mrs. Guoguo" makes us have a feeling, is the costume historical drama about to "rejuvenate"?
In fact, this is really not good.
First of all, "Mrs. Guo" is a historical drama with national characteristics, and its protagonists are national heroes that we are not familiar with but need to be known by the public.
This kind of subject matter does not have as many choices as the characters in mainstream historical themes.
That is to say, from the source of choosing characters, this type of theme itself has certain limitations.
Secondly, regardless of whether the costume historical drama is "big" in volume or not, it must cost a lot of money to shoot.
We won't talk about CCTV's historical dramas in the early years, let's take the historical dramas of recent years.
Either it is a huge investment, but it has not been able to meet the audience.
For example, "The World Chang'an", which has been filmed in 2017 but has not been broadcast so far.
Even if it is a short drama, it cannot withstand "laziness" in production.
"Daming under the Microscope" with the background of the Ming Dynasty, which was just broadcast at the beginning of the year, this drama with small characters as the protagonists, is also exquisite in setting, costumes, and details.
This kind of meticulously crafted "small" drama is not small.
And, sadly, such expensive historical dramas often have a bit of regret in terms of viewership.
But maybe "Mrs. Zhao Guo" will not have this trouble, after all, the CCTV platform broadcasts and comes with its own chassis.
Besides, CCTV's father's vision has always been accurate.
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